Best Elementary Schools in California

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 5862)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
060790003752	4111	Oak Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	3909 North Loop Blvd.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6460	678	27	25.1	57.8%	251 (37.0%)	82 (12.1%)	182 (26.8%)	102 (15.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	53 (7.8%)	$4,588							27.9	42.5	2977	1134
060231000106	4112	Aptitud Community Academy at Goss	Public	K-8	2475 Van Winkle Ln.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7656	409	20	20.9	89.7%	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	352 (86.1%)	47 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$14,203							27.9	23.9	4469	357
062271002927	4113	Cohasset Street Elementary	Public	K-5	15810 Saticoy St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 787-2113	489	24	20.3	92.4%	30 (6.1%)	12 (2.5%)	423 (86.5%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$12,578							27.9	16.5	5198	1085
062982008937	4114	Pine Ridge	Public	K-6	13878 Compton Dr.	Magalia	95954	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 873-3800	183	12	15.2	74.9%	138 (75.4%)	2 (1.1%)	24 (13.1%)	5 (2.7%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.5%)								27.9	20	4853	739
062805004308	4115	Piedmont Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4314 Piedmont Ave.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3146	313	15	20.8	79.9%	22 (7.0%)	150 (47.9%)	66 (21.1%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	61 (19.5%)	$6,970							27.8	21.4	4718	603
062271003469	4116	Winnetka Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8240 Winnetka Ave.	Canoga Park	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 341-5422	331	16	20.6	91.5%	18 (5.4%)	12 (3.6%)	263 (79.5%)	31 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$11,185							27.8	26.6	4217	101
060001711122	4117	Vanguard Preparatory	Public	K-8	12951 Mesquite Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 961-1066	1,174	47	24.9	69.7%	374 (31.9%)	39 (3.3%)	697 (59.4%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.4%)	$5,548							27.8	29.2	3973	144
062250002718	4118	Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	1225 East 64th St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-4616	966	35	27.4	76.4%	11 (1.1%)	90 (9.3%)	749 (77.5%)	67 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.6%)	23 (2.4%)	$8,195							27.8	32.4	3701	417
062667004046	4119	Las Palmas	Public	K-6	1900 East 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8500	489	21	22.8	79.3%	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	413 (84.5%)	36 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$4,988							27.8	29	3982	137
060162000030	4120	Willow Elementary	Public	K-6	11733 East 205th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7910	365	18	20.2	83.0%	11 (3.0%)	23 (6.3%)	271 (74.2%)	35 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.8%)	$6,159							27.8	30.7	3825	295

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.